There are and have been throughout recorded history a great many monarchies in the world. Tribal kingship and Chiefdoms have been the most widespread form of social organisation from the Neolithic, and the predominance of monarchies has declined only with the rise of Republicanism in the modern era. A monarchical form of government can be combined with many different kinds of political and economic systems, from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy and from a market economy to a planned economy. Some examples for certain forms of monarchy are: Extant monarchies are listed in bold type. Antiquity Trigarta (c. BC – c. 1946) Egypt (c. 3500 BC – 30 BC) Kingship of Tara (c. 3400 BC – 1022 AD) Monarchy of China (c. 2852 BC – 1912 AD; ended by revolution) Chinese Empire (221 BC – 1912 AD) Minoan Crete (c. 2600 BC – 1200 BC) Gojoseon (c. 2333 BC – 108 BC) Akkadian Empire (c. 23rd century BC – c. 21st century BC) Babylon (1959 BC – c. 6th century BC; absorbed by Persian Empire) Mycenaean Greece (c. 1600 BC – c. 1100 BC) United Monarchy of Israel (c. 1050 BC- c. 930 BC); succeeded by the following two kingdoms: Kingdom of Israel (c. 930 BC- 722 BC; conquered by Assyria) Kingdom of Judah (c. 930 BC– 586 BC; conquered by Babylon) Athens (c. 1000 BC – 683 BC) Sparta (c. 1300 BC – 192 BC) Macedon (808 BC – 148 BC) Roman Kingdom (753 BC – 509 BC) Magadha (c. 600 BC – 26 BC) Persian Empire (c. 648 BC – 334 BC; became subnational monarchy of Kingdom of Macedon) Kingdom of Armenia (321 BC – 428 AD) Persian Empire (323 BC – 1037 AD; became subnational monarchy of Sultanate of Seljuk) Laigin, founded c. 300 BC – 1632. Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250 BC – 125 BC; became Kushan Empire) Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BC – 10 AD) Hasmoneans (140 BC – 37 BC; succeeded by Herodian Dynasty) Herodian Dynasty (37 BC – 92 AD) Ulaid, c. 1st century BC – 1201 Kushan Empire (105 BC – 270 AD; became Kidarite Kingdom) Silla (57 BC – 935 AD) Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) Roman Empire (31 BC – 476 AD) Baekje (c. 18 BC – 660 AD) Funan (c. 1st century AD – c. 7th century; absorbed into Khmer Empire) Gangga Negara (c. 1st century – 1026) Indo-Parthian Kingdom (c.